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BlackRock

'Climate pariah': Campaigners urge Blackrock to strengthen coal exclusion policy after counting $85bn of coal investments
'Climate pariah': Campaigners urge Blackrock to strengthen coal exclusion policy after counting $85bn of coal investments

Environmental NGOs urge investment giant to expand its coal exclusion policy to include bigger portion of coal value chain, noting that current ban applies to just 17 per cent of coal companies

  • Investment
  • 13 January 2021
'Aladdin Climate': BlackRock debuts new climate risk software platform for clients
'Aladdin Climate': BlackRock debuts new climate risk software platform for clients

World's largest investor launches software platform that allows clients to stress test investments against different warming scenarios, as company reveals climate risk is now clients' number one concern

  • Risk
  • 02 December 2020
Asset management industry's responsible investment claims do not match its voting record
Asset management industry's responsible investment claims do not match its voting record

BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street branded 'crucial laggards' in latest ShareAction report

  • Investment
  • 02 December 2020
'Shielding our customers': Scottish Widows announces £440m divestment from carbon-intensive companies
'Shielding our customers': Scottish Widows announces £440m divestment from carbon-intensive companies

Scottish Widows today announced a new exclusions policy targeting firms that derive more than a tenth of their revenue from thermal coal and tar sands

  • Investment
  • 09 November 2020
Arrival: BlackRock delivers $118m investment boost for electric van trailblazer
Arrival: BlackRock delivers $118m investment boost for electric van trailblazer

Arrival secures major funding boost, as it confirms plan for first US 'microfactory' capable of delivering 10,000 electric vans a year

  • Automotive
  • 15 October 2020
Scottish Widows invests £2bn in BlackRock climate transition fund
Scottish Widows invests £2bn in BlackRock climate transition fund

  • Investment
  • 05 August 2020
BlackRock votes against AB Volvo chief on climate-related grounds
BlackRock votes against AB Volvo chief on climate-related grounds

Move from the world's largest asset manager delivers a warning shot to other boardrooms dithering on climate action.

  • Investment
  • 22 June 2020
Greencoat bags 156MW solar portfolio from BlackRock and Lightsource BP
Greencoat bags 156MW solar portfolio from BlackRock and Lightsource BP

Assets acquired for an undisclosed amount include the CfD-backed 14.4MW Charity Farm in Shropshire, but is largely comprised of projects backed by Renewable Obligation Certificates, companies said.

  • Solar
  • 21 May 2020
Asset managers accused of failing to lead the way on responsible investment
Asset managers accused of failing to lead the way on responsible investment

More than two-thirds of the $36tr of assets held by some of the world's largest asset managers are being managed by responsible investment 'laggards' and poor performers, while the industry currently has no stand-out leaders, damning new research shows....

  • Investment
  • 09 March 2020
BlackRock announces shift away from funding tar sands
BlackRock announces shift away from funding tar sands

The firm's sustainability funds will exclude companies with thermal coal and oil sands exposure, it announced today

  • BusinessGreen
  • 14 February 2020
'Turning a blind eye': Are global brands 'ignoring' deforestation?
'Turning a blind eye': Are global brands 'ignoring' deforestation?

Hundreds of major firms, including Amazon, BlackRock, and Tyson Foods, have no commitment to ending deforestation in their supply chains, Global Canopy claims

  • Supply chain
  • 12 February 2020
BlackRock's Fink embraces sustainability as 'new standard' for investing
BlackRock's Fink embraces sustainability as 'new standard' for investing

Larry Fink has unveiled a raft of actions to integrate sustainability into BlackRock's investment offering, with ESG set to be assessed with the 'same rigour' as liquidity and credit risk

  • Investment
  • 14 January 2020
BlackRock goes green? Investment giant joins Climate Action 100+
BlackRock goes green? Investment giant joins Climate Action 100+

Move comes just a month after the firm was accused of being 'full of greenwash' by former US Vice President Al Gore

  • Investment
  • 10 January 2020
BlackRock launches its first circular economy fund, teams up with Ellen MacArthur Foundation
BlackRock launches its first circular economy fund, teams up with Ellen MacArthur Foundation

World's largest asset manager promises to work with Ellen MacArthur Foundation to explore how investment flows can drive circular economy

  • Investment
  • 09 October 2019
BlackRock under renewed pressure to support climate action
BlackRock under renewed pressure to support climate action

'The world's leading investor in climate destruction can no longer evade responsibility'

  • Investment
  • 01 May 2019
'The rules of the game have changed': Is oil demand about to plateau or peak?
'The rules of the game have changed': Is oil demand about to plateau or peak?

Investment arm of Legal & General releases new research highlighting growing urgency of policy action to limit warming to 'well within' 2C

  • Energy
  • 12 April 2019
'Get ahead of these risks': BlackRock issues climate risk warning to investors
'Get ahead of these risks': BlackRock issues climate risk warning to investors

Asset management giant warns investors are vastly underestimating risks posed by climate change impacts today 'not just years in the future'

  • Investment
  • 05 April 2019
BlackRock's Fink urges firms to 'act with purpose' in 'fragile' world
BlackRock's Fink urges firms to 'act with purpose' in 'fragile' world

'Purpose is not a mere tagline or marketing campaign', insists BlackRock boss

  • Investment
  • 18 January 2019
BlackRock targeted in divestment hoax
BlackRock targeted in divestment hoax

Hoax letter purporting to be from BlackRock CEO Larry Fink had promised to take much harder line on companies involved in fossil fuels

  • Investment
  • 17 January 2019
ESG screening boosts stock market performance, research finds
ESG screening boosts stock market performance, research finds

Assessing companies using environmental social governance criteria can positively impact investment returns, asset manager Amundi finds

  • Investment
  • 14 January 2019
'Game-changer': World Bank unveils multi-billion dollar battery storage investment drive
'Game-changer': World Bank unveils multi-billion dollar battery storage investment drive

Climate finance boost for developing nations also sees BlackRock partner with France, Germany, and philanthropic foundations to scale up renewables

  • Investment
  • 27 September 2018
Environmental campaign targets BlackRock amid claims of 'climate destruction'
Environmental campaign targets BlackRock amid claims of 'climate destruction'

Group calls out Larry Fink for failing to 'walk the talk'

  • Investment
  • 27 September 2018
Reports: Pope to gather top oil execs and investors for climate change summit
Reports: Pope to gather top oil execs and investors for climate change summit

BP, BlackRock, Equinor and ExxonMobil expected to attend Vatican this week to discuss climate change

  • Politics
  • 04 June 2018
Why Larry Fink isn't waiting on Washington
Why Larry Fink isn't waiting on Washington

Patrick Doherty explains how the BlackRock bosses calls for businesses to explain their purpose could prove transformational

  • Investment
  • 19 January 2018
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